The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02

Catonsville, 1st District.-This town has
improved rapidly within the past two years. Since
the building of the short-line railroad, now
branch of the Baltimore and Potomac, the differ
ence is great The road itself is we'll managed by
its efficient president, James A. Gary, Esq, and
his co-laborers As was expected at first, the ex-
| penses exceeded the income. Now it is reversing
this experience and very soon will pay dividend
on its stock.
The improvements of the town are westward,
principally. The residences are numerous, reat,
very comfortable, and the surroundings ornanen-
tai. The Methodist Episcopalians have built q
beautiful frame church under the leadership OF
their estimable pastor, Rev. j. L. Walsh, in asso-
citation with such men as B. o. Frizzell, Samuel
Owens, Reuben Jones and others. They have
rented their old stone church, half mile from the
village, to the colored Baptists. One beautiful
part of their enterprise is the fulfllment Of the
Bible injunction, to owe no man anything, and
have paid for their church, except the ground,
which the old church will pay for when sold.
The town is ample in churches. 1t has Prot
estant Episcopal, Presbyterian, African Methodist
Episcopal and Lutheran. These, in population
of $500, can accommodate all. Besides these 1t
has good library, Odd Fellows hall and claims
theatre. 1t is lighted with gas, with mains all
the way from Baltimore.
They lacked good supply of water. In Jan
uary, 1886, the Legislature Incorporated "The
Gainesville Water Company" with Messrs. Chas.
J. Baker, B. Whiteey, j. P. Thorn, l. 2. Veasey,
w. L. Stork, Henry S. Taylor, John s. Wilson and
Dr. G. G. w. Macgill as incorporators. They be-
gan with capital of ST, 900 to bore six-inch
artesian we'll. 1t was agreed that if they struck a
good flow of water they would purchase fTe acres
of land on which the we'll was located, from Mr..
Joseph NJ Cone, at $500 per acre. I'm water they
were not to buy. After boring 200 feet they
struck supply of rs gallons per minute. They
had contracted with company for S. per foot,
and their 81 900 being exhausted they gave it up.
Mr.. Cone, one of most energetic citizens, took
it up and bored so feet deeper and found flow OF
40 gallons per minute. He then laid mains to
supply water to twelve houses of his own and put
up FIRE plugs along Melvin avenue. Not satisfied,
he contracted to bore an eight-inch we'll 500 feet
deep if necessary. At 125 feet deep they found
solid rock and bored but six inches day. When
275 feet were reached the rock became soft unS
they bored four feet day. When they reached
80 feet the cuttings of the rock washed away
and the sand pump brought up nothing but water.
The water pumps were put on and after pumping
night and day at the rate of 125 gallonspe minute
they could not lower the water in the well an inch
The water is pure, soft and good and stands 10
feet below the surface. Now they say how shall
we get funds to carry the water to every house in
town. All this through the energy and intelli-
gence of that wonderful little man, Joseph M.
Cone.
Another project is the extension of west Balti-
more street far into the country, to junction with
the old Frederick road.
West ends improve faster and are more healthy
than east ends. This is the history of cities. 1t
is explained in the fact that more winds arise in
the west than in the east and these drive noxions
gases away. 1t is an almost universal rule to
place establishments generating noxious gases in
the east end and not the west, so that their PERM
cious tendencies may be driven from and not oue'
city. For these reasons property is more valu-
able in the west end than east end.
1t should be named that Gainesville supports q
weekly newspapers sure indication OF intelli-
gence.
We have in our midst an apiarist, who cultvates
largely the bee and abounds in that sweet luxury
honey. In this Mr.. Reuben Jones distinguishes
himself.
We are becoming more and more favorite re-
sort for the summer. The situation is quite eleva-
ted, commanding a fine view of Baltimore harbor.
The citizens intelligent industrious and order
ly, and the ladies-yes, the ladies-are hard to
excel in all that is lovely. All this but six miles
from Baltimore with steam and horse railroad
If ever the county seat is removed from Towson-
town it will surely come to Gainesville.
OCCASIONAL.